Plow-fender.



No. 881,34l. PATBNTED MAR.10,1908.

' J-. A. RAIFORD. V

PLOW FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1907.

awozntoz JAMES A. RAIFORD, OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.

- PLOW-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed May 18, 1907. Serial No. 374,402.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES A. Human, citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Muscogee-and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plow-Fenders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates in general to cultivators, and moreparticularly to a fender attachment for use in connection withcultivating plows for the purpose of preventing the clods of earth fromrolling over upon the young plants and interfering with their properdevelopment.

One of the primary objects of the invention is the provision of novelmeans for attaching the fender to the plow, whereby the same may bereadily adjusted to accommodate itself to inequalities of the surface ofthe ground when in use, and which also permits the fender to be detachedfromor applied to the plow without the use of tools.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the meansfor effecting the result, reference is to be hadto the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the fender applied to acultivator and, Fig. 2 is a detail view of the fender, portions beingbroken away.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The invention is shown as applied to a shovel plow comprising the beam 1and the stock 2 carrying the-plow 3. A bracket 4 is pendent from anintermediate portion of the beam 1 and carries a bearing 5 receiving avided with the clamping bolt 11.

shaft 6. This bracket is in the nature of a strap having the lower endthereof returned upon itself to form the bearing 5 and pro- A clip 7 isapplied to one end of the shaft 6 and comprises spaced sides 8 connectedalong one edge, as indicated at 9, and also connected by a pin 10forming a continuation of the shaft 6. By turning the shaft 6 within thebearing 5, the clip 7 can be set at any desired angle and locked rigidlyin position by means of the clamping bolt 11. The fender blade 12 isconnected to the arm 13 by means of a bolt 15 and can be adjusted to anydesired angle with respect thereto when the bolt is loosened. A hookedformation, as indicated at 14, is imparted to the upper extremity of thearm 13 and this hooked portion is designed to be received within theclip 7 and detachably engage the pin 10. When the arm 13 extendsdownwardly in normal position, the hook 14'is held in engagement withthe pin 10 by the edge 9 of the clip, whereas when the arm is swungrearwardly and upwardly, the hook 14 can be disengaged from the pin andthe fender detached from the plow. Attention is also again directed tothe fact that with this construction, the fender can be readily attachedto the plow or detached therefrom, as may be desired, without the use ofa tool or the necessity of removingany bolts or other fastening memhere.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination of a cultivator, a clip, means for securing the clipto the cultivator beam, an arm having a hooked connection with the clip,and a fender carried by the arm.

2. The combination of a cultivator, a clip, means for securing the clipto the beam, means for adjusting the clip, an arm having a hookedconnection wth the clip, and a fender carried by the arm.

3. The combination of a cultivator, a clip comprising spaced sidesconnected along one of their edges and also connected by a pin, meansfor securing the clip to the cultivator beam, an arm having a hookedconnection with the pin and normally held in engagement therewith by themember connecting the sides of the clip,'and a fender carried by thearm. 4. The combination of a cultivator, a bracket mounted upon thecultivator beam, a clip, means for adjustably'co'nnecting the clip tothe bracket, an arm having a detachable and interlocking connection withthe clip, and a fender carried by the arm.

5. The combination of a cultivator, a bracket mounted upon thecultivator beam, and provided with a bearing, a shaft received by thebearing, a clip carried by the shaft, an arm loosely connected to theclip, and a fender carried by the arm.

6. The combination of a cultivator, a

bracket mounted upon the cultivator beam In testimony whereof I afiiX mysignature and formed with a bearing, a shaft received in presence of twoWitnesses.

by the bearing, a clip carried by the shaft and comprising spaced sidesconnected along JAMES RAIFORD' 5 one of their edges and also connectedby a pin, Witnesses:

an arm having a hooked connection with the J. DU PONT KIRVEN,

pin, and a fender carried by the arm. WM. W. HUNT.

